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Letters on Liberty – Toleration and Gay Liberation

Writer and debate enthusiast Ryan Hoey interrogates the differences between the gay-rights movement of the past and contemporary LGBT activism. What has changed, he argues, is not just the addition of the T, but a lack of commitment to tolerance. Both morally and practically, tolerance serves as a guiding principle for creating a society that values people as individuals and not as members of identity groups, he writes. It is time for LGBT activists to rediscover tolerance and, in doing so, once again be proponents of individual liberty.

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Letters on Liberty – Pubs: Defending the Free House

Sociology teacher and critic Neil Davenport challenges us to stand up for the pub. Today, society tends to view people getting close to one another as a source of multiple risks, he writes, and if pubs are to survive, we need to get up close and personal. From plotting working-class political movements to hosting some of the great artists of our time, pubs are central to a lively, active public square. The future of rowdy locals relies on us, the punters, rediscovering and reshaping the public square as a place of freedom, he writes. We should not be ready to heed last orders so easily.

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Letters on Liberty – In Defence of A New Suburbia

Councillor and housing expert Simon Cooke writes a defence of suburbia, challenging the sneering elitism of NIMBYs and city dwellers alike. Suburbia represented the triumph of the middle-class – a place built in their image, containing the things that made their lives good, he argues. A good suburb has soft edges – it provides for community and allows space for football, dog walks and throwing frisbees. If we are to sort out our housing crisis and provide the homes people want, he argues, we need to win the argument for why suburbia isn’t simply second best to city living, but the sought-after ideal for most families in search of freedom.

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